Cost of Living Comparison Between Dipolog and Baguio Cost of Living Comparison Between Dipolog and Baguio

🙂 Solo nomad: Dipolog is 9.2% cheaper than Baguio without rent, and 14.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dipolog is 11.4% cheaper than Baguio without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.22 ₱72.4

$3.64 ₱216

-66.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.01 ₱1,249

$13.09 ₱778

60.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.52 ₱209

$2.67 ₱159

31.84%

Cappuccino

$2.00 ₱119

$2.43 ₱145

-17.70%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 ₱33.78

$0.64 ₱37.91

-10.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.30 ₱17.76

$0.41 ₱24.19

-26.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.94 ₱55.7

$1.45 ₱86.4

-35.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ₱104

$1.93 ₱115

-9.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 ₱107

$1.84 ₱110

-2.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 ₱75.8

$1.19 ₱70.6

7.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 ₱52.8

$1.08 ₱64.2

-17.59%

Eggs

$2.17 ₱129

$2.18 ₱130

-0.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.03 ₱359

$9.39 ₱558

-35.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.17 ₱248

$3.92 ₱233

6.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.75 ₱401

$8.51 ₱506

-20.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.61 ₱214

$2.72 ₱162

32.72%

Banana (1kg)

$1.20 ₱71.4

$1.80 ₱107

-33.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 ₱199

$2.35 ₱140

42.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.61 ₱95.9

$1.16 ₱68.8

38.79%

Potato (1kg)

$2.65 ₱157

$1.82 ₱108

45.60%

Onion (1kg)

$3.10 ₱184

$2.30 ₱137

34.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.67 ₱99.3

$0.68 ₱40.61

145.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ₱51.7

$0.75 ₱44.59

16.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.15 ₱187

$3.26 ₱193

-3.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.55 ₱389

$9.54 ₱567

-31.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.30 ₱77.2

$1.02 ₱60.6

27.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 ₱82.6

$2.33 ₱138

-40.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.71

$0.28 ₱16.82

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.54 ₱626

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 ₱43.14

$0.92 ₱54.9

-20.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 ₱14.88

$0.22 ₱13.04

13.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.58 ₱154

$2.34 ₱139

10.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 ₱61.5

$1.11 ₱65.7

-7.21%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$24.0K ₱1.4M

$31.4K ₱1.9M

-23.75%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$19.5K ₱1.2M

$20.3K ₱1.2M

-3.80%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$66.9 ₱3,973

$149 ₱8,876

-55.24%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$31.66 ₱1,881

$34.01 ₱2,021

-6.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.21 ₱1,795

$26.10 ₱1,551

15.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.08 ₱2,025

$21.62 ₱1,285

57.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.30 ₱256

$4.06 ₱241

5.91%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 ₱259

$5.60 ₱333

-22.32%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$35.80 ₱2,127

$149 ₱8,838

-75.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,295 ₱255.3K

$4,715 ₱280.2K

-8.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.52 ₱2,765

$48.65 ₱2,891

-4.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.20 ₱1,379

$27.89 ₱1,658

-16.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.2 ₱3,758

$75.8 ₱4,505

-16.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.28 ₱1,562

$46.85 ₱2,784

-43.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 ₱15.8K

$345 ₱20.5K

-22.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 ₱10.4K

$141 ₱8,375

23.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$581 ₱34.5K

$554 ₱32.9K

4.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$393 ₱23.4K

$271 ₱16.1K

45.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,094 ₱124.4K

$2,502 ₱148.7K

-16.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$818 ₱48.6K

$992 ₱58.9K

-17.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$252 ₱15.0K

$223 ₱13.2K

13.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

77.78%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Dipolog: January 12, 2026

Last update for Baguio: January 12, 2026

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